Blair Loveday
Dr. Stone is an interesting series. At times it is creative anime at its best, at times it is cheesy anime tropes at its worst.
And yet what it results in, is a silly fun series that is perfect to chill out and watch and not take seriously. Part 2 of Season 3 carries on the story, and it continues with the usual vibe.
The second half of the Season kicks off with Senku having made a bunch more of his revival fluid from nitric acid. The problem is, they watch as a bunch of their petrified friends get thrown into the sea. They have a very limited number of underwater breathing devices left, and their creator Kaseki is one of those petrified. So the plan kicks off to go and revive him first.
The two that are trying to uncover him realise it is too hard to dig him out of the sand, so they revive Taiju. When Taiju gets revived he realises he is under water. He takes on massive breath from the breathing device and is then able to pull out the petrified Kaseki. It’s so silly, but so fun and really emphasizes the vibes of Dr . Stone that keep carrying on.
Anyway, the series continues on the strange island they found. The Master is still doing his thing of petrifying outsiders. Ginro is still in the strange village’s community where they all have to keep the Master happy. It turns out that Ibara, who was representing the Master, had actually petrified and hidden the Master so he could take over.
That is where I will stop with the spoilers, because it is a super fun half of the season to enjoy headed into what I believe is the final Season.
As always, the animation is solid. The characters do get some more time to shine, and Ryusui continues to shine. Some of the character quirks like Gen using pig latin and the exaggerated ways Senku talks still annoys me at times. But hey, it’s some unique personality I guess? This set also comes with the Dr. Stone: Ryusui special, which really should have come with Part 1 as it is set between Seasons 2 and 3 and introduces Ryusui as a character.
Still, if you are just checking the Season out now I recommend watching that first.
Dr. Stone continues to be a solid and enjoyable anime. It has its average moments, but for the most part it is still a unique and weird world that makes it worth sitting back and enjoying. It has quickly become a chill out Sunday type of series for me, and I can’t wait to enjoy Season 4 on a Sunday soon.
